Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talley

/tˈæli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
tal-ley
IPA
/tˈæli/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN6432).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

*Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Taithligh (“descendant of Taithleach”), a byname from taithleach (“appeasement, pacification”). *In Wales, from Welsh Talyllychau or Tal y Llychau.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Taithligh, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Talleys (plural)

Rhymes With

valley rally finale sally alley tally verbally o'malley galley allie dally bally

Questions

How do you pronounce talley?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈæli/.
What does talley mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does talley come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce talley

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